A BACK-to-school reminder to stay Covid-safe has been issued by Warwickshire County Council (WCC), as the new school term begins amid high infection rates in the county.
The council is reminding all residents to continue to take precautions around others, including those who have been vaccinated.
WCC’s health spokeswoman Coun Margaret Bell said: “We want our residents to be safe and healthy and this means continuing to take steps to keep everyone as safe from Covid as possible.
“Remembering ‘hands, face, space, fresh air’ will help to reduce the risk of transmission of Covid and other illnesses which typically spread at the start of a school term and as we move into Autumn.
“1 in 3 people with Covid-19 do not have any symptoms, so regular testing will help to identify positive cases and stop the spread. To remember to test, it helps to get into a routine so the behaviour becomes a habit.
“To help data monitoring, the test result – positive or negative – should be recorded at www.gov.uk/report-covid19-result. Anyone who tests positive must get a confirmatory PCR test and self-isolate for 10 days.”
Coun Jeff Morgan, the council’s spokesman for children, families and education, added: “I hope people will continue to follow health advice to stay safe and well. Our students have missed out on so much learning and so many social opportunities over the past 18 months and we must do all we can to avoid this happening again.
“We are all looking forward to a new term and schools have been working hard getting ready to welcome children and young people back to classrooms.
“It is so important that Warwickshire communities keep working together to do the right thing to keep settings open and children and young people in education. The message is clear: keep taking regular tests, stay at home if you’re feeling unwell, and get vaccinated if you are eligible.”
Visit www.warwickshire.gov.uk for more information.
